The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has halved registration fees for micro-enterprises and opened a Small Business Support Desk to speed product registration for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
The measures were announced by Director General Prof. Mojisola Christianah Adeyeye at the SMEDAN-NAFDAC Summit in Lagos on 9 November 2026. The 50 per cent fee reduction applies to companies with five or fewer employees. Other interventions include electronic registration through the NAFDAC Automated Product Administration and Monitoring System (NAPAMS), expedited laboratory analysis, decentralisation of registration to zonal offices, and approval for product registration under shared facilities for similar low-risk products.
Prof. Adeyeye said NAFDAC had repositioned itself “as an enabler of industry, not only a regulator, while holding firm on quality, safety and efficacy.” She described the NAFDAC registration number as “a mark of trust” that signals to domestic and international buyers that a product has been evaluated and manufactured within a quality system.
For exporters, NAFDAC offers export certification, technical support, subsidised laboratory testing for mycotoxins, pesticide residues and heavy metals, and guidance on good manufacturing and hygienic practices. The agency participates in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) National Approval Committee to ensure preferentially traded products are properly registered.
Prof. Adeyeye warned that Nigerian consignments continue to face rejection at foreign ports due to contaminants, poor packaging or absent certification. She appealed to MSMEs to register early, maintain current registrations, build quality into production processes, engage NAFDAC before designing labels or facilities, and report requests for improper payments.
Source: National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), “Address by Prof. Mojisola Christianah Adeyeye FAS at the SMEDAN-NAFDAC Summit,” 9 November 2026: https://nafdac.gov.ng/address-by-prof-mojisola-christianah-adeyeye-fas-at-the-smedan-nafdac-summit/
